The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-22
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Appeal of the Anarchists to the United
states Supreme Court; Decision Ell
pected Mondsy-Fstai Fight over Three
Cents-BartIey Campbell Recovering.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 2l--At
ten minutes past - o'clock to-day the
Justices Of the United States Supreme
Court filed in and took their seats. The
room was crowded with ladies and gen.
tlemen, who were attracted there by the
hearing of the appeal in the Anarchists
case
The counsel for the condemned An.
archists. Mcssrs. Tucker, Butler, Black
Pryor and Salomon were all present.
The first business was 10 admit Captain
Black tOpractico before the court
General Pryor opened for the petition
crs by citing the gronnd on which the
appeal was made He claimed that the
petitioners had not had fair trial which
the Constitution guaranteed TO them. That
they were tried under a statute that was
unconstitutional and that they were
made TO testify against one another.
which IS a violation Of the Constitution
Chief Justice Waite said that the only
question for the court to act upon was
the consiitutionality of the Illinois statute
referred 10. He asked Mr. Pryor II that
part OF the record on which the appeal
Is Hssed was included In the petition
General Pryor said that reference was
only made TO IT,
Chief Justice Waite then ordered that
the part Of the record be printed and
submitted 10 the court this afternoon or
tomorrow morning, and that on next
Monday the court would indicate what
action they would take IN the matter.
THE GREAT POINT AT ISSUE.
The great point at issue is a definition.
asked for the first time from the L. ).
Supreme Court, Of the words due pro-
cess of law and their relation TO the
"liberiy of the citizens and the claim
for the first time made that the [ ;
Supreme Court must take cognizance of
an appeal based upon the admission TO a
jury of improper jurors.
Other points upon which the Chicago
attorneys for the Anarchists have placed
more or less reliance are
That the forcibIe search Of the edi
torial rooms of the Arjaitsr ZeitUng was a
violation OF the constitutional guarantee
against unreasonable searches, sci Nres,
eic.
" That the Fifth Amendment Of the
COn-tiiutiOn was violated inasmuch A.
spies was called upon 10 testify against
himself
That the proceedings and sentences
were in violation of the provisions that
The accused shall be informed of the ma
Wre and cause of the accusation, aud
that cruel and unusual punishments
shall not be inflicted
That a conspiracy to incite violence
may have been proved, but that penalties
are adjudged for conspiracy TO use yio-
lence, which was not proved
THAT Anarchists are protected by the
constitutional provision against inter
ference with religious belief. etc.
That the Anarchists had an undeni-
able right 20 hold the llaymarket meeting.
under he guarantee of freedom of the
press, freedom Of speech and the right 10
assemble peaceably'
When Mr.. Tucker came into the case
he demurred from all points based upon
the first ten amendments 10 the COnstitU-
tion. claiming that these are simply res
trictions of Federal power and not ap-
plicable 10 State laws Upon several Of
the other points the attorneys are unani-
nously agreed.
CHICAGO SCARED.
CHICAGO. October 2l.-There was a
good deal of excitement in the vicinity Of
the county jail about o'clock last night,
when thirty policemen marched into the
main entrance Of the Criminal Court
building. followed, five minutes later by
a detachment of eighteen more Il was
not until nearly II o'clock that the secret
these strange movements OF
the police came out, and then IL was
learned that nearly two-hrds Of the en-
tire force was being held in reserve at the
principal stations The police learned
yesterday through the secret service Of
the department that trouble was liable 10
come out Of the mass-meeting at Battery
ID, and that there might be a collision
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